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NJ Man Accused of Gunning Down Cousin During Argument
A New Jersey man was held in the Burlington County Jail Monday after he was accused of fatally shooting his cousin during an argument
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New York Man Admits Trying to Have Sex With New Jersey Teen
A janitor at a Staten Island, New York, hospital faces prison after he admitted trying to arrange a sexual encounter with a teenager, who turned out to be a police detective. John Emilio, 43, pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to endanger the welfare of children. Under terms of a plea agreement with Burlington County prosecutors, he will face…
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New Jersey Man Gets Prison for Shooting Neighbor's Dog
A judge sentenced a New Jersey man to five years in prison for shooting his neighbor’s dog with an air rifle, causing the animal to be euthanized. The sentence was the result of a plea agreement with William Stroemel, 65, of Maple Shade, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said. Stroemel pleaded guilty in April to possession of a weapon...
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NJ Boy Missing Since Sunday Evening Found Safe
A 12-year-old boy from Lumberton, New Jersey, who was missing for nearly 17 hours has been found safe.
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Prosecutor: NJ Man Pleads Guilty in Beating Death of Mother
Prosecutors say a New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the beating death of his mother, whose body was found in a car left for weeks in the parking lot of the pizza shop where he worked as a deliveryman. Burlington County prosecutors said 54-year-old Brian Templeton entered the plea Thursday in exchange for a recommendation of…
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Kid Arrested After Drivers Had Windows Smashed Along NJ Road
Rocks have smashed through vehicles on multiple occasions on the same road in Medford and Medford Lakes. On Wednesday, police arrested a boy after the latest car was struck.
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NJ Woman Who Police Said Dug Wife's Grave Acquitted of Murder, Guilty of Manslaughter
A prosecutor said police went to the home for a wellness check and discovered the woman with blood on her arm and the victim on a tarp with a gunshot wound, and found what he called the “beginning of a grave”
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Financial Manager at NJ Church Allegedly Stole Over $500K to Pay for Her Wedding
The woman allegedly spent the money on rent, car loan payments, credit card bills, hundreds of online purchases and her wedding at a venue in Burlington County
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NJ Woman Steals $561K From Church to Pay for Wedding, Police Say
A New Jersey woman is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the church she volunteered at in order to pay for her wedding, rent and other bills.
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Boy, 4, Dead of Gunshot Believed Self-Inflicted in NJ: Officials
A 4-year-old boy died after he was found in a New Jersey home with a gunshot wound believed to have been self-inflicted, authorities said. Police and emergency medical personnel were called to a home on Maricopa Trail in the Country Lakes section of Pemberton Township shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, the Burlington County prosecutor’s office said. The boy was...
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South Jersey Doctor Prescribed More Than 1 Million Doses of Opioids in 3-Year Period, Prosecutor Says
A South Jersey doctor is accused of supplying more than a million doses of opioids to multiple patients over the course of three years, according to the Burlington County prosecutor’s office.
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New Jersey Police Detective Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting 2 Children
A police detective accused of sexually assaulting two children has pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault.
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New Jersey Mom Who Passed Out on Toddler, Suffocated Him Gets Jail Term
A New Jersey mother who passed out while intoxicated and suffocated her toddler son is now headed to prison.
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Jury Deadlocks in New Jersey Police Chief's Hate-Crime Trial
A federal jury has deadlocked in the trial of a white former police chief charged with a hate crime against a handcuffed black suspect.
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White NJ Police Chief Accused of Slamming Black Man's Head Into Doorjam Convicted of Lying to FBI
A white former New Jersey police chief accused of slamming a handcuffed black man’s head into a doorjamb three years ago has been convicted of lying to the FBI
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New Jersey Jurors Returning to Mull Ex-Police Chief's Hate Crime Trial
Authorities allege that 62-year-old Frank Nucera, former Bordentown Township police chief, approached the 18-year-old prisoner from behind in September 2016 and smashed his head into a doorjamb.
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Jurors Returning to Mull Ex-New Jersey Police Chief's Hate Crime Trial
A jury resumes deliberations Monday in the federal trial of a white former New Jersey police chief accused of slamming a handcuffed black man’s head into a doorjamb three years ago.
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Civil Rights, Hate Crime Trial of NJ Ex-Police Chief to Open
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for the federal trial of a white former New Jersey police chief accused of slamming a handcuffed black man’s head into a doorjamb.
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Former New Jersey High School Football Coach Indicted for Sex With Student
A former South Jersey high school football coach has been indicted for allegedly having sex with an underage girl on campus.
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Rare Two-Headed Rattlesnake Found in New Jersey
Herpetologists found a rare, two-headed timber rattlesnake in New Jersey.